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RTHK
20-05-2025
- Business
- RTHK
Kowloon City tours among new projects to woo visitors
Kowloon City tours among new projects to woo visitors Measures are underway to beautify Central through artistic elements. File photo: RTHK Victoria Park markets, in depth-tours of Kowloon City and opening up the old Yau Ma Tei Police Station were among the projects announced by the Working Group on Developing Tourism Hotspots on Tuesday. A total of nine items will be launched from the second quarter of this year to attract more tourists, including eco-tours, food tours, cultural tours and check-in photo spots. Measures are underway to add artistic elements to Central and Kowloon City, while connecting nearby attractions to boost retail and catering in the two areas. Visitors can get a glimpse of the iconic scenes in local movie "Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In" at Kowloon Walled City Park and experience historical views of the district using AR technology. Officials also said they plan to develop "Four Peaks Tourism", involving The Peak, Lantau Peak, Sai Kung Hoi and Tai Mo Shan, inspired by the popular documentary Four Trails. These trails offer unique natural landscapes with convenient public transport access and can be completed in half a day, officials said. Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk, who heads the group, said the initiatives aim to showcase Hong Kong's unique characteristics and cater to new travel preferences. At a press conference, Cheuk said he is optimistic that the projects will bring a "considerable number of visitors" to the city. "Together, they considerably add to the overall appeal of Hong Kong as a tourist destination to overseas visitors and visitors from the mainland," he said. "In that sense, the projects will result in economic benefits to Hong Kong, and will also benefit the industries involved like the hotel, catering, retail and transportation sectors." Four industrial brands – food company Lee Kam Kee, bakery chain Kee Wah, sauce producer Pat Chun, and probiotics company Yakult – also confirmed they will organise tours with travel agencies from the third quarter. Excluding a project to revitalise the former Hung Hom Railway freight yard, Cheuk said the remaining eight items will cost between HK$20 million and HK$30 million in total.
RTHK
20-05-2025
- Business
- RTHK
Govt to unveil first phase of tourism hotspot projects
Govt to unveil first phase of tourism hotspot projects Officials will meet the press on Tuesday afternoon to announce the first phase of projects to be implemented by the Working Group on Developing Tourism Hotspots, Chief Executive John Lee said. The working group, led by Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk, aims to cater to new travel preferences and strengthen interdepartmental coordination. Speaking before the weekly Executive Council meeting, Lee said the government will continue to improve tourism facilities as aviation capacity recovers. "We want to enhance existing tourism destinations. We'll include new elements, say art, culture, and gourmet food. And so we will make tourism fun," he said. "We also will leverage on technologies such as AR and VR, so we will make spending more fun and tourism more fun, so that we could create greater economic benefits." Lee noted that Hong Kong welcomed 16 million visitor arrivals in the first four months of this year, up 10 percent from the same period last year. Among them, 12 million were from the mainland. "With our airline capacity being reinstated to pre-Covid levels, we could expect to see an increasing number of visitors, including long-haul visitors," Lee said.
